Australia
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1,377 new COVID cases in Victoria despite Melbourne’s 245 days of lockdown, as ICU patients plead for vaccine
Victoria’s recorded 1,377 COVID cases on Monday and four deaths as new case numbers continue to remain high, and the city continues to remain in the longest lockdown the world …
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Vaccinated Australians could win up to $1 million
A new campaign could see Australians vaccinated against COVID-19 win up to $1 million as part of an effort to help accelerate the country’s vaccination rates. Inspired by the ‘Vax-A-Million’ …
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COVID-19 boosters to reach Australia by the end of 2021
Australia’s commonwealth government is working on a plan to begin administering COVID-19 booster shots by the end of the year, in collaboration with state and national health authorities. The third …
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Drop in COVID-19 cases for NSW as Victoria sits at 1,220 new infections
Both Victoria and New South Wales gave COVID-19 updates at 11am. Victorian premier Dan Andrews announced earlier three deaths – a man in his 50s, woman in her 70s and …
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Victoria records highest ever tally of 1,488 new cases of COVID-19
Victoria has recorded 1488 new local COVID-19 cases in the last day and a further two deaths. The results come from more than 71,000 tests, while over 36,000 vaccines were administered across the state yesterday. …
Generous Berbatis’ grant to THI maintains Greek health project into next year
The Hellenic Initiative (THI) Australia has announced a new $100,000 grant from Western Australians Con and Rita Berbatis for the continued delivery of THI Australia’s Public Health Project in Athens. …
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Sophie Cotsis accuses NSW government for lack of multilingual support during the pandemic
“The NSW Government has been very sluggish in responding to the current Delta outbreak, particularly in my community,” said Greek-Australian MP Sophie Cotsis. She has her reasons to be so …
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Immigration Minister Alex Hawke promoted in reshuffle to fill Porter gap
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has promoted Immigration Minister Alex Hawke, who joins Cabinet, with Christian Porter’s old roles divided between Angus Taylor and Melissa Price. Mr Porter, the industry, science …
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Victoria’s sweeping mandate for workers to combat COVID-19 surge
Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews announced that by 15 October, all authorised workers across Victoria will need to have at least one dose of the vaccination so that the state can …
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Christmas in Greece a possibility as Australia opens its international borders
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed on Friday that international travel for Australians will resume next month thanks to rising vaccination rates. The fully vaccinated, who have had both doses …